Patrick Gipson
Patrick Gipson (Republican Party) ran for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 40. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Gipson also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent California's 30th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on March 5, 2024.
Gipson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Patrick Gipson was born in Los Angeles, California. He earned an associate degree from Los Angeles Valley College in 2004. His career experience includes working as a law enforcement officer, a lifeguard, and a firearm safety instructor. Gipson has been affiliated with the California GOP, the Los Angeles County GOP, the San Fernando Valley Republican Assembly, the Los Angeles Hispanic Republican Club, and ALADS.[1]
Elections
2024
U.S. House
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 30
Laura Friedman defeated Alex Balekian in the general election for U.S. House California District 30 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Laura Friedman (D)  | 68.4 | 213,100 |
 | Alex Balekian (R) | 31.6 | 98,559 | |
| Total votes: 311,659 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Laura Friedman (D) | 30.1 | 46,329 |
| ✔ | | Alex Balekian (R) | 17.4 | 26,826 |
 | Anthony Portantino, Jr. (D) | 13.3 | 20,459 | |
 | Mike Feuer (D) | 12.3 | 18,878 | |
 | Maebe A. Girl (D) | 10.3 | 15,791 | |
| J. Emilio Martinez (R) | 4.4 | 6,775 | ||
 | Ben Savage (D) | 4.0 | 6,147 | |
 | Nick Melvoin (D) | 2.7 | 4,134 | |
 | Jirair Ratevosian (D) | 1.9 | 2,889 | |
 | Sepi Shyne (D) | 1.4 | 2,126 | |
 | Courtney Najera (D) | 0.8 | 1,167 | |
 | Joshua Bocanegra (No party preference) | 0.5 | 780 | |
 | Steve Dunwoody (D) | 0.5 | 727 | |
 | Francesco Arreaga (D) | 0.3 | 532 | |
 | Sal Genovese (D) | 0.3 | 442 | |
| Total votes: 154,002 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Gipson (R)
- Eric Sawchuk (R)
- Sarah Idan (D)
- Mike Castellanos (D)
- Drew Britton (D)
- Michael Huckabee (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Gipson in this election.
California State Assembly
General election
General election for California State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Pilar Schiavo defeated Patrick Gipson in the general election for California State Assembly District 40 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Pilar Schiavo (D) | 52.8 | 119,654 |
 | Patrick Gipson (R) | 47.2 | 106,960 | |
| Total votes: 226,614 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for California State Assembly District 40
Incumbent Pilar Schiavo and Patrick Gipson advanced from the primary for California State Assembly District 40 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Pilar Schiavo (D) | 50.2 | 54,941 |
| ✔ | | Patrick Gipson (R) | 49.8 | 54,420 |
| Total votes: 109,361 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Gipson received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: California's 30th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House California District 30
Incumbent Adam Schiff defeated Maebe A. Girl in the general election for U.S. House California District 30 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Schiff (D) | 71.1 | 150,100 |
| Maebe A. Girl (D) | 28.9 | 60,968 | |
| Total votes: 211,068 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. House California District 30
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House California District 30 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Schiff (D) | 62.4 | 102,290 |
| ✔ | | Maebe A. Girl (D) | 12.9 | 21,053 |
 | Ronda Kennedy (R) | 8.5 | 13,953 | |
| Patrick Gipson (R) | 6.4 | 10,529 | |
 | Johnny Nalbandian (R) | 4.7 | 7,693 | |
 | Paloma Zuniga (R) | 1.6 | 2,614 | |
| Sal Genovese (D) | 1.6 | 2,612 | |
 | William Meurer (G) | 1.0 | 1,598 | |
 | Tony Rodriguez (American Independent Party of California) | 0.9 | 1,460 | |
| Total votes: 163,802 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Susan Murphy (R)
Campaign themes
2024
U.S. House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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California State Assembly
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Coming from a multicultural family was enriching. Patrick experienced a Mexican and Irish up bringing which is part of who he is. "We were poor growing up but grew up with a respect of right and wrong." Years later, Patrick graduated from Sylmar High School as a student athlete. Worked as a lifeguard for the City of LA and the County of LA. This was the start of a lifetime of service to the community. Eventually, Patrick found his way by the Grace of God to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. This is where he started a 24-year career as a Deputy Sheriff! The challenges and the experiences he faced as a Deputy Sheriff has been priceless!
He developed great listening qualities, especially when people are at their lowest. He was able to help families reunite and kept communities safe while they slept safe in their beds at night. Then fast forward to where Patrick met and married an amazing woman, his wife Nuné Gipson! Patrick is also a father to three amazing children.- Public Safety - as a 24 year law enforcement officer I've seen the downfall of public safety. Things are completely upside down! A criminal who hurts and steals from you is now considered a victim while the one who has been the actual victim is forgotten! With mass defunding meaning less police officers to come save you when you desperately need help the most! This means more thefts and assaults on you and your family! Everyone else is in danger of becoming a victim of a serious or deadly crime.
- Parental Rights - has been systematically attacked by extreme leftist socialist who have dividing our State and Country! Traditional common sense values have been replaced by an agenda that takes children away from their parents simply for not affirming a child's sexual preference! Parents are the first line of defense when it comes to any child's upbringing!
- Homelessness - when I hear Corrupted elected officials say Homelessness is a housing issue, I automatically think did the builder or contracted company pay that official off? I've personally seen and experienced a majority of homeless in LA County while on patrol for the LA County Sheriff’s Dept. purposely made a decision to remain homeless! Why? The majority of homeless individuals are in fact addicted to hard drugs like methamphetamine and deadly Fentanyl!! The majority of homeless are hopelessly addicted to hard drugs! They will not leave the area where they are getting their next fix from. Their addiction is all that matters and getting their next high! Add this with a mental health issue and you have the perfect storm!
Martin Luther King Jr. Is definitely someone I do look up to! He didn't waiver in his belief for his principles!
I worked at that job for maybe 4 to 5 months and then I went on to become a lifeguard.
With greater emphasis on rebuilding our financial infrastructure to make California a more tax friendly state. We can grow our state strong and viable for centuries to come.
Mayor of Thousand Oaks, Kevin McNamee
Commissioner of the City of Arcadia, Burton Brink
Los Angeles City Police Detective Retired, Moises Castillo
San Fernando Valley Republican Assembly
Banking and Finance
Emergency Management
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2022
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Campaign website
Gipson's campaign website stated the following:
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KEY ISSUES
I come from a family that was homeless for a time & as a LEO, I have seen & lived from both sides. I want to take care of our homeless problem by caring for them. I’m going to effectively utilize the resources already in place to care for the lowly. I’ll develop the Foster A Family Program, to get the government, churches, social workers, & law enforcement involved, not to arrest, but to check on the health & safety of those struggling in our communities. Let’s take back our people.
California has the lowest education rate of any state in the country. Our children are being given the minimal amount of education, but not succeeding. When you don’t know where you’re coming from, you can’t know where you’re going. Parents should have the right to place their children in educational systems that are actually going to progress their child, not being subject to their School Board. -BILL AB- I want to work on Legislation that not only protects our children’s growth, but also protects the interests & structure of Family. It’s time to take their hands off of our children.
As a LEO, I’ve watched the rate of crime increase with very little consequences for the criminals, resulting in our families & communities living in fear. The infrastructure for safety is not there. My focus will be rehabilitation. I want to develop & implement a program that gives individuals convicted of certain crimes to serve their sentences either in prison or by going to school while in prison, significantly cutting their sentence down. Educating minds of their worth to society is how we promote second chances, which ultimately builds upon the beauty of our communities.
Being able to defend yourself is paramount to the decline of crime. CA has the most stringent gun control laws in the country, that actually protect criminals more than its citizens. Our communities need to know that it’s not “me against you” but to have the ability to develop personal connections with the people. We don’t want citizens to fear the police, we want there to be understanding & education on both sides. Government is not going to do it on its own & we’ve watched that fail. Partnering with the institutions already in the community, like churches, is how we protect our people.
We need to make sure that the healthcare of our military and veterans are priority. They need a better bridge when they’ve completed their service to their country. We need to develop programs of integration, focus more on mental healthcare & stability, so that we can serve them the way they’ve served us. Opening up more funding for our Veterans creates more jobs in the community and keeps our Vets off the streets.
Child trafficking is the most lucrative business in the entire world, averaging around $150 billion dollars every year. In our own country each year - an estimated 200,000 American children are trafficked into the sex industry. Literature like gender-studies and graphic sexual education at unnecessarily early ages are exactly what grooms our babies for this heinous crime. Protecting our children at all costs starts at home and should never be a teacher’s job to introduce sex to minors in any atmosphere. Not on my watch.
Small Businesses are exactly why the phrase “The American Dream” even exists. When people can build a legacy with the work of their own hands, there is no greater feeling in the world. I should know, because my wife & I have our own small business - a security company. And we care so much about that family - we made sure to keep all of our workers employed during the lockdowns. Your businesses should not have been stolen out from under you, and I will make sure that never happens again.[2] |
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| —Patrick Gipson's campaign website (2022)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 8, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Patrick Lee Gipson For Congress, “Issues,” accessed May 26, 2022
